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August 24, 2011 — Ryan Ikeda had been searching for a quality MFA creating writing program when he came across Seth Abramson’s blog, which monitors and ranks MFA programs. His curiosity was perked by the University of Wyoming program’s top 50 national ranking.

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November 10, 2011 — Acclaimed author and global correspondent Mark Jenkins will give his presentation, “Guns, Gorillas and Laptops: How We All Are Unwittingly Connected” Nov. 15-17, in Casper, Sheridan and Gillette.

October 25, 2011 — Acclaimed writer Charles Baxter will read from his works at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, at Second Story Books, located at 105 Ivinson Ave. His presentation is sponsored by the University of Wyoming’s MFA Visiting Writers Series program.

October 19, 2011 — A mix of writing and photography that focuses on nature and the environment highlights a free public program Friday, Oct. 28, at the University of Wyoming’s Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center.

October 17, 2011 — University of Wyoming Department of English Professor Alyson Hagy is the recipient of the High Plains Book Award for the best book of fiction. It is the second time she has won the award, previously receiving the best woman writer award.

August 23, 2011 — The editors of the 2011-2012 "Grassroots" literary magazine at Southern Illinois University Carbondale recently announced the winners of the 2011 Devil's Kitchen Reading Awards in Poetry and Prose. The award winners for the 2011 Devil’s Kitchen Literary Festival are Alyson Hagy for prose, and Jerry Williams for poetry.

August 22, 2011 — University of Wyoming Associate Professor Brad Watson is among six finalists for a $50,000 literary prize from St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. The winner will be announced Sept. 17.

May 1, 2011 — The Editors at Iron Horse Literary Review would like to announce the 2011 Discovered Voices Award winners. The winning writers will be displayed prominently in one of our 2011/2012 issues and they will also receive $150 for first-serial publication rights and four free copies of the issue featuring his or her work.

March 2, 2011 — Celebrated poet Cathy Park Hong will read from her works Thursday, March 10, and will meet with University of Wyoming students as part of UW’s MFA Program in Creative Writing Visiting Writers Series.